Indicators for hearing loss (2)

Response to the environment

(speech and language development)
Newborn (Birth to 6 Months)
 •Does not startle, move, cry or react in any way to unexpected loud noises.
•Does not awaken to loud noises.
•Does not freely imitate sound.
•Cannot be soothed by voice alone.
•Does not turn his/her head in the direction of
 your voice.
•Does not point to familiar persons or objects
 when asked.
•Does not babble, or babbling has stopped.
•By 12 months does not understand simple phrases by listening alone, such as “wave bye-bye,” or “clap hands.”





Infant (3 months to 2 years)

 •Does not accurately turn in the direction of a soft voice on the first call.
•Is not alert to environmental sounds.
•Does not respond on first call.
•Does not respond to sounds or does not locate where sound is coming from.
•Does not begin to imitate and use simple words for familiar people and things around the home.
•Does not sound like or use speech like other
 children of similar age.
•Does not listen to TV at a normal volume.
•Does not show consistent growth in the understanding and the use of words.

Reference information: www.entnet.org/

The information aims to provide educational purpose only. Anyone reading it should consult ENT Specialists before considering treatment and should not rely on the information above.

Indicators for hearing loss(1)

During pregnancy
 •Mother had German measles, a viral infection or flu.
•Mother drank alcoholic beverages.



Newborn (birth to 28 days of age)
 •Weighed less than 3.5 pounds at birth.
•Has an unusual appearance of the face or ears.
•Was jaundiced (yellow skin) at birth and had an exchange blood transfusion.
•Was in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for more than five days.
•Received an antibiotic medication given through a needle in a vein.
•Had meningitis.
•Failed newborn hearing screening test.


Family
 •Has one or more individuals with permanent or progressive hearing loss that was present or developed early in life.



Infant (29 days to 2 years)
 •Received an antibiotic medication given through a needle in a vein.
•Had meningitis.
•Has a neurological disorder.
•Had a severe injury with a fracture of the skull with or without bleeding from the ear.
•Has recurring ear infections with fluid in ears for more than three months.

Reference information: www.entnet.org/

 

The information aims to provide educational purpose only. Anyone reading it should consult ENT Specialists before considering treatment and should not rely on the information above.